Stink bugs crawling their way back into homes

The season has changed, the weather is pleasant and the bugs are back. Stink bugs have crawled their way back into yards, onto porches and into homes.

"What a nuisance," said Philomena Ford. She and her husband had the outside of their Plum home sprayed by the Stink Bug Specialist, a local company focusing on keeping stink bugs out of homes.

"Since he's been here, I don't even want to say it, we have zero," said Ford.

According to Penn State Extension, spraying the outside of homes with a synthetic pyrethroid will help keep the stink bugs at bay, albeit briefly.

According to Penn State Extension literature, "Unfortunately, because insecticides are broken down by sunlight, the residual effect of the material will be greatly decreased and may not kill the insects much beyond several days or a week."

Penn State Extension does not recommend insecticides inside. It suggests using a vacuum to suck up the stink bugs, but to focus on keeping the bugs out.

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